Indiana Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock gestures during a news in Indianapolis, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, to explain the comment he made during last night Senate debate. Mourdock said that when a woman becomes pregnant during a rape, "that's something God intended." Mourdock has been locked in a close contest with Democratic Rep. Joe Donnelly.AP Photo/Michael Conroy

WATERTOWN - Republican U.S. Sen. Scott Brown said Wednesday that he disagrees with controversial comments about abortion made by Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock of Indiana.

During a debate on Tuesday, Mourdock said he opposes abortion even in cases of rape. He explained, “Life is that gift from God. I think that even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something God intended to happen." Mourdock later clarified that he did not mean that God wants rape, but that God creates life.

“It’s not what I believe,” Brown told reporters at a campaign event with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at the Aegean Restaurant in Watertown. “I’m a pro-choice Republican and that’s not what I believe. I disagree with what he said.”

Asked by MassLive.com if he wants Mourdock to be elected to the U.S. Senate, Brown said, “It’s up to the people of Indiana, certainly.”

Brown is facing a close race against Democratic Harvard Law School Professor Elizabeth Warren.

The Massachusetts Democratic Party tried to tie Brown to Mourdock, pointing to a fundraising committee that both candidates have benefited from – along with around 20 other Republican candidates and parties. “If Scott Brown and the GOP win control of the Senate, they’ll be handing they keys over to extreme Republicans like Richard Mourdock, who don’t believe a woman has a right to make her own reproductive decisions, even in the case of rape,” said Massachusetts Democratic Party Executive Director Clare Kelly.

It is not the first time Brown has distanced himself from controversial statements made by members of his party. After Republican Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin said women's bodies have a way of preventing pregnancy when they are victims of a "legitimate rape," Brown called on him to end his Senate run.